- David Byrne threatens to leave New York City if it starts to look any more like Hong Kong or Abu Dubai than it already does. He says those places aren’t good for living. The comment section is filled with people who have moved out of New York or other large cities, after tiring of the hardship. [Creative Time Reports]
- Google Glass has spawned a documentary genre. Filmmaker Mendy Seldowitz is Kickstarting his project about the Hasidic and Carribbean populations in Crown Heights, as seen through residents who volunteered to wear Google Glass for the film. Seldowitz likes that the glasses remove the influence of the filmmaker. Another plus is it’s cheap– they’re only asking for $5,000. [AnimalNY]
- If you’re still wondering what the Met was thinking with “Punk: Chaos to Couture,” it was ticket sales. A breakdown of revenue generated by the Met, mainly by out-of-town visitors. [The Wall Street Journal]
- Is “recommended admission” murky enough to be misleading? You can pay what you want, but two suits brought against the Metropolitan Museum last year claim that the Museum is swindling its visitors out of their money. The Met has argued that the cases have no merit and should be dismissed because the city has specifically said visitors can be charged, but the judge has not ruled yet. [The New York Times]
- How much time and energy can one country waste? Hyperallergic reports that the American Family Association of Kansas and Missouri is trying for a second time to remove a headless statue with exposed breasts. It is in the midst of taking a selfie. The conservative group claims the statue encourages sexting and cost the state $35,000 trying to get it removed the first time around. In the group’s defense, the sculpture is terrible, just not for any of the reasons they’ve identified. [Hyperallergic]
- New York Public Library president Tony Marx defends the Central Library Plan. Marx says the stacks are “badly deteriorated” without proper humidity and temperature controls. That’s supposed to justify demolishing the stacks, moving most of its inventory to offsite storage, and replacing them with a modern-looking revamp. Editor’s note: Also, as a former New York Public Library employee who used to work in the stacks, I can assure readers that Marx’s statement is patently false. The stacks themselves are made of a thick metal that showed zero signs of deterioration and wouldn’t unless they were stuck under water for 50 years. – PJ [NYPL.org]
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